Lawyering on Saudi Television During Ramadan Prime Time

Keynote talk by Gianluca Parolin & Naomi Sakr (Aga Khan University/University of Westminster)

The talk explores both the broader horizon of the imaginary of law that lies beneath the comedy as well as the extent to which change in Saudi law is reflected on screen in the content of a Ramadan series produced by the SBA and aired on Saudi 1.

Advertised as a “hilarious” comedy that “tackles everyday life” in a “fun and quirky way”, the TV series Broadcat offers insights into acceptable imaginaries of law in Saudi Arabia several years into the Vision 2030 programme and a year after the introduction of the Personal Status Code of 2022.

What imaginary of law were Saudi viewers offered by the State TV on their Ramadan nights? And how does this actual imaginary of law relate to the legal reforms referred to in Vision 2030?

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